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Сводка событий в Сирии и на Ближнем Востоке за 9 июля 2021 г. Сводка новостей прошедших суток о ключевых событиях в странах Ближнего Востока и Северной Африки: Сирии, Израиле, Турции, Иране, Ираке, Йемене, Египте и Саудовской Аравии. Сообщения мировых новостных агентств, арабских и западных источников, включая пользователей социа...

June 27, 2014 at 2:35pm (Updated at 3:10 p.m.) Del. Bob Brink (D-48), who for the past 17 years has represented Arlington in the Virginia House of Delegates, announced his retirement today. Brink will retire as of June 30. His 48th District includes Crystal City and parts of north Arlington and McLean. Brink said in a statement that being able to serve in the Virginia legislature, which counts founding fathers Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and Patrick Henry among its former members, made him feel like “the luckiest guy on earth.” It is “very likely” that Brink will be replaced in a ...

The job of the Electoral College is to select the President and Vice President after the people of each state have voted. When the national vote and the electoral vote reach different conclusions, as happened in 2016, voters on the losing side cry foul. Why do we have an electoral college in the first place? In this first of three presentations on our constitutional democracy, we will consider the rationale behind this 18th century institution. Alexander Hamilton argued that the Electoral College would reduce the “tumult and disorder” of a presidential election. Critics of the electoral c...

Clemente students offer vision of the nation in 'We, Too, Are America' By Stephanie Jarvis Campbell Although the Clemente Course in the Humanities has been in existence for years, it was only after a session held last summer that the students’ work was published in an anthology. Titled “We, Too, Are America,” it is an insightful and thought-provoking look into their experiences and lives during a pandemic, political divide and protests against police brutality. With eight essays from students at the Worcester program, the anthology also features writings from those who were enrolled at ...

Explore why civic engagement matters through an exploration of the political history of Guam and the histories, experiences and diverse perspectives of the island’s indigenous people. Humanities